The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-04
RELIGIOUS OPINION.

RELIGIOUS OPINION.
The Christian Advocate quotes a
letter by the late William II. Dodge,
in which the writer tells how Presi
dent Sloan, OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna aud Western railroad, re-
bukod a Methodist minister. The
latter having asked that trains might
be run to q certain oamp-meeting on
Sunday, tho president replied: Our
trains don't run on Sunday" 1--WE
quote this passage" says the editor
81 the Advocate, TO show that
temptations 10 break the Sabbath
have been directly presented by
Methodist ministers and others in
charge OF camp meetings. In some
instances partnerships have been
termed with railroad companies by
which a percentage OF their Sunday
profits has been paid 10 the camp.
Meeting management. II Is a melan-
oholy fact. TO which VIC have had TO
refer several times, that the incon-
tistent conduct Of many who arc os
tensibly promoting religion furnishes
the ungodly with weapons with which
sattack the institutions upon which
religion itself depends. We hope,
eyon though almost against hope, the
time is not far distant when camp
meetings aud all kinds Of assemblies
Of 4 religious character will set an
sIanple Of Sabbath keeping which
can be safely followed BIZ all who
roices and call themselves Chris
oans."
The Jewish Messenger deprecates
the tendency Of Hebrews 10 20 into
sub life. Some OF US, il says, are
90 Germanifed by club influence and
association that we roier 10 non-Is-
raclites as Americans, thus yolun-
tarily prescribing ourselves az I'M
American and foreign. To avoid
general society and organize our own
petty Jewish circles, to which non
ltrseliles are not admitted, IN both
hso,od aud imprudcnt. IL not ouly
conveys the impression that Judaism
% narrow aud olannish, but IL will
drive from companionship some oi
oar best aud most representative
Hebrews"
The Hebrew STANDARD has the fol.
lowing apparently cxulting paragraph
on the slow progress which the re.
Torn sentiment among the Hebrews
slkes The shrlll clarion growing
Of the Western Pope does not To.
sound a. d,hantly Or a. Justify as il
did Few years ago. Woare treated
10 JerenriAds instead, aud the with
eiiug donunoialions Of rccalcitrant
congregations IL something terrible
10 read. Western fadicalism dies
hard, indeed, but its fate Is certain.
The only safety Tor the Hebrew
Union College is TO make IL Jewish
college, with president whose re-.
hEious principles do not vary with
the weather cock, whose sincerity a.
aman isunqucstioa,d, whose actions
make him an exemplar OF the faith
he PROCESSES, aud whose solid learn.
ing commands the respect Of Jewish
scholars. Rabbi Wise docs not gu
the bill the ouly person who thinks
he doe, is Isaac NJ Wise. editor of
the American lsraclilc."
Recurring 60 the subject If form
10 baptism, the Baptist Weekly say.
II We DO answered that, after all,
u IL only form, a symbol, We
answer: True u Is only n, form a
symbol, but that form aud symbol
We e gwen 10y the great Head OF the
church. Who shall presumo.to say
that some other form j. NJ rood2
Precisely because Il is only a form
and symbol. IL Il essential that il
should be preserved In It's original
INTEGRITY, otherwise Il fails to teach
it, lessons, ceases 60 be- what il wac,
and becomes something else. In
other words, II baptism means inn
aersion aud baptism il but a form.
then Il immersion disappears baptism
itself has disappeared. "
A Baptist clergyman In the South
hayiug become alarmed or ibd ,gbAat
a. criticism On bis ouduct in having
preached the doc,riuc Of holiness
Gni qualification, writos 10 the TX.
amluof (BaplisO 10 inquire II such
docuirois hor,sy The paper thu,
states Ne understanding u the mat.
ter 80 lar ~ We know. holiucss il
not hCfo-y in Baptist churches. o.
the c,urary. We supp NJ thata Bsp.
tist church is uo.hug else than a
sOc'C y Tor Do, promotion Of holiness.
SantiihcatiUn is thing after which
al Christian people profess O. be
sifiviu. Bul thcfc IL Kind oil
'holinos,--that l.. o doctrine of in.
stautaue0us specification. a teach.
ing that perfect hYliu,ss Is attaiua.
bic "a once IN this lite, aud may
thereafter tc tetaitod-that /. con.
slider ! LCTcsy smorg Baptist
churches. IL IL considered h,rcsy
Tor this reason, aud for no other. ulat
tho doctrine Is cO1d mncd Ia the
Scriptures. The Apostle John,
wri'ing 10 Christian chufche.. de
slares most positively, N We say
hat we have no sin We deceive our.
selves. aud the truth IA not in W.
We c,unot agree with 40 opinion cx
pressed elsowhore 10 this ifi,n is
letter: 1t does seem b. me that 10
be faoctifed il an abominatiou t. the
ts,imation Of some American Bap.
tfsts IL may. however he An ahum.